5 minutes with

The event rider on her Barbie pony, forcing down a cross-country banana and being unfailingly punctual

Eventer Georgie Spence on forcing down a banana before cross-country on a big day

What’s the best book or last book you’ve read?

Normally H&H – I’m not a big reader! I love to watch crime drama series, though. My favourite was Liar, but I’ve also enjoyed Luther, Happy Valley, Bodyguard and Marcella. I get annoyed waiting each week so I wait for the series to finish and then binge watch.

If you could have any horse in the world, which would you want?

Halltown Harley. He’s mine, but I wouldn’t swap him for the world. He’s made so many dreams come true.

What was your first pony?

A Shetland called Dixie – we used to let him roam freely. When I was about five, my birthday party was blackberry picking and we’d stand on him to reach the high berries, but he’d pick and eat most of them himself.

How do you deal with nerves?

I am lucky that I have never struggled too much with my own nerves, it’s more about impressing parents or owners. But I have worked with a sports psychologist to

learn breathing exercises and learning the truths of sport – and also understanding that not everyone can be successful every time.

Which famous person would you invite to dinner?

It would have to be Michael Jackson because I’d love to see him do the moon walk.

What’s your favourite country?

I went to India with my boyfriend Toby Goss and best friend Liv Catton last winter and that was a pretty incredible trip, but also a serious culture shock. I don’t think I had quite believed how poor people were out there. I struggled with that and wanted to help everyone, but we saw some amazing places and it was an unforgettable experience.

I took away from it that we are so lucky, but also that we can be selfish and take things for granted.

What’s your most embarrassing wardrobe malfunction?

We riders would all be guilty of wearing our riding clothes to the shops or supermarket at the end of the day, where we can’t smell the horses on ourselves, but I am pretty sure everyone else can.

What got you into the most trouble as a child?

I think I was a bit of a nightmare child – always where I wasn’t meant to be, doing what

I wasn’t meant to be doing!